Response to Effect of White Light on a Fixing Print

Personally, I wouldn't do it. What's so important about having the room lights on for those three minutes or so? Since I'm immersing the print in fixer for the purpose of protecting it against light damage, why would I want to turn on the lights before the fixing time is over? I've already invested much time and effort in the image by this point. I would rather muster the patience to carry the process through to completion with all the odds in my favor. A parallel example might be: I could probably remove the extra wall brace at the top of the enlarger column and get away with it, but I would prefer to leave it in place.

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